A type of heart drug called a calcium channel blocker successfully eased myotonic dystrophy type 1 symptoms in lab mice bred to have the genetic problem that causes that form of muscular dystrophy, ...

A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1 -- the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy -- provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver ...

The muscular dystrophies are commonly associated with cardiovascular complications, including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias. These complications are caused by intrinsic defects in ...

Early screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy can help you get early treatments and referrals for your child to help prevent further loss of muscle tissue. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a ...

Your muscles need continuous maintenance to stay strong and healthy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) happens when there is a change in a person's genetic instructions that affects the production of ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting. It is an X-linked recessive disorder that occurs due to changes in the DMD gene, which ...

Investigators based in Italy recently assessed the impacts of swallowing difficulties in a cohort of patients with DMD who presented to a single hospital with respiratory issues. The Swallowing ...

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Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MDMedically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD The life expectancy for a person with muscular dystrophy (MD) depends on which type of MD they have. Some people live a ...

A regularly prescribed class of heart medications might be capable of treating one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy, a new study in mice suggests. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is ...